Remote Sensing & Nuclear Activity Detection Engineer

Salas O'Brien • Washington, DC

4d • Onsite

About The Position

As a full-time Remote Sensing & Nuclear Activity Detection Engineer, you will support program reviews and conferences on mission-critical efforts to prevent, detect, and deter nuclear proliferation worldwide. You will conduct technical analysis, perform program and conference reviews, and advise on detecting nuclear-related activities from stand‑off ranges greater than 100 meters from a facility, including airborne, orbital, deep‑space, and planetary-based sensing platforms, using your technical expertise in nuclear signatures—radiological, spectral, thermal, seismic, neutron, gamma, and other modalities—and the integration of remote systems capable of identifying, characterizing, and assessing nuclear-related operations.

Requirements

• Active Q or Top Secret clearance.
• 20 or more years of direct nuclear detection, remote sensing, or non-proliferation work experience.
• DOE SRS tritium operations work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• Deep knowledge of nuclear signatures and relevant sensing modalities (e.g., gamma/neutron detection, hyperspectral imaging, thermal infrared analysis, RF anomaly detection).
• Understanding of satellite or airborne sensing systems, or high‑altitude/space-based detection platforms.
• Strong modeling, analysis, and technical writing skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s or PhD in nuclear engineering, physics, remote sensing, radiological science, space systems engineering, or related field.
• Experience working with DOE/NNSA, DoD, NASA, or the Intelligence Community.
• Familiarity with nuclear fuel cycle processes, facility operations, and proliferation pathways.
• Hands‑on experience with: Synthetic aperture radar (SAR), Hyperspectral/multispectral payloads, Radiation detection instrumentation, AI/ML anomaly detection for overhead imagery or sensor data.
• Knowledge of orbital mechanics, space mission design, or planetary remote sensing.

Responsibilities

• Provide tritium expertise to the NA-192.1 Director and their team.
• Advise and recommend solutions regarding tritium operations at the SRS site.
• Conduct technical analysis, perform program and conference reviews, and advise on detecting nuclear-related activities from stand‑off ranges greater than 100 meters from a facility, including airborne, orbital, deep‑space, and planetary-based sensing platforms.
• Utilize technical expertise in nuclear signatures—radiological, spectral, thermal, seismic, neutron, gamma, and other modalities—and the integration of remote systems capable of identifying, characterizing, and assessing nuclear-related operations.
• Assist the program team with any task assigned, ranging from hanging posters at program reviews/conferences to taking meeting minutes in assigned mission critical meetings as well as performing your own work scope on complex-wide program proposals reviews and assessments.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, or local laws.
• Accommodation for disability-related needs of applicants as required by law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior